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If You See Him

If You See Him is the twenty-second studio album by American country music singer Reba McEntire released on June 2, 1998. The lead single was "If You See Him/If You See Her", a duet with Brooks & Dunn, which was concurrently released on Brooks & Dunn's corresponding album If You See Her; the song reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1998. "Forever Love", "Wrong Night" and "One Honest Heart" were all released as singles from the album as well, all of which reached Top 10 on the same chart.

If You See Him
Studio album by
Reba McEntire
ReleasedJune 2, 1998
GenreCountry
Length45:02
LabelMCA Nashville
Producer
Reba McEntire chronology
What If It's You
(1996) 		If You See Him
(1998) 		The Secret of Giving: A Christmas Collection
(1999)
Singles from If You See Him
  1. "If You See Him/If You See Her"
    Released: April 27, 1998
  2. "Forever Love"
    Released: July 1998
  3. "Wrong Night"
    Released: November 1998
  4. "One Honest Heart"
    Released: March 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

The album debuted at number 2 on the Country Albums chart and number 8 on the Billboard 200 for the week dated June 20, 1998, with 93,000 copies sold in the first week. It stayed in the Top 10 for 13 weeks on the former.

The album was released as an Enhanced CD, featuring a multimedia presentation that included behind-the-scenes videos and pictures.[2]

A bonus limited edition EP was made available when consumers bought both If You See Him and Brooks & Dunn's If You See Her at the same time.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Brooks & Dunn)Jennifer Kimball, Tommy Lee James, Terry McBride3:51
2."One Honest Heart"David Malloy, Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers3:53
3."I Wouldn't Know"Marc Beeson, Robert Byrne, Mike McGuire3:30
4."I'll Give You Something to Miss"Beeson, Byrne, McGuire3:30
5."Invisible"Lisa Drew, Christi Dannemiller4:05
6."Up and Flying"Gary Burr, Patty Griffin4:32
7."Forever Love"Liz Hengber, Deanna Bryant, Sunny Russ3:53
8."Face to Face" (with Linda Davis)Burr, Malloy3:55
9."Heart Hush"Brett Jones4:15
10."Lonely Alone"Reese Wilson3:24
11."Wrong Night"Rick Bowles, Josh Leo2:51
12."All This Time"James, Greg Guidry3:11
Total length:45:02
Limited Edition Bonus CD (Live in Australia)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter"Mark D. Sanders, Kim Williams, Ed Hill 
2."And Still"Liz Hengber, Tommy Lee James 
3."The Greatest Man I Ever Knew"Richard Leigh, Layng Martine, Jr. 
4."The Fear Of Being Alone"Walt Aldridge, Bruce Miller 
5."Sweet Dreams"Don Gibson 
Exclusive Collector's Edition - Bonus EP[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All of You" (Reba McEntire)Anna Wilson, Rebecca Maples, Robert Ellis Orrall3:25
2."Steady as She Goes" (Brooks & Dunn)Don Cook, Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn3:28
3."I'll Take Your Heart" (Reba McEntire)Robert John "Mutt" Lange4:33
4."What It's Come Down To" (Brooks & Dunn)Lewis Anderson4:03

Personnel

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Per the liner notes.[2]

  • Reba McEntire – lead vocals
  • John Barlow Jarvis – Rhodes piano (1), acoustic piano (2–12)
  • Randy McCormick – synthesizers (1)
  • Jimmy Nichols – keyboards (2–12), backing vocals (2–12)
  • Larry Byrom – electric guitar (1)
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar (1)
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar (2–12)
  • Jeff King – electric guitar (2–12)
  • Jerry McPherson – electric guitar (2–12)
  • Bobby All – acoustic guitar (1)
  • Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (1)
  • B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar (2–12)
  • Bruce Bouton – pedal steel guitar (1)
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar (2–12)
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle (1)
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle (2–12), mandolin (2–12)
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (1)
  • Richard "Spady" Brannan – bass guitar (2–12)
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums (1)
  • Paul Leim – drums (2–12)
  • Kix Brooks – backing vocals (1)
  • Ronnie Dunn – lead vocals (1)
  • John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals (1)
  • Cynthia French – backing vocals (2–12)
  • Lisa Gregg – backing vocals (2–12)
  • Liana Manis – backing vocals (2–12)
  • Kim Parent – backing vocals (2–12)
  • Curtis Young – backing vocals (2–12)
  • Linda Davis – lead vocals (8)

Production

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  • Tony Brown – producer (1)
  • Tim DuBois – producer (1)
  • David Malloy – producer (2-12)
  • Reba McEntire – producer (2-12)
  • Kevin Beamish – recording, engineer, mixing
  • Derek Bason – recording, mix assistant, assistant engineer
  • Scott McCutcheon – recording assistant
  • J. R. Rodriguez – recording assistant
  • Denny Purcell – mastering

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ If You See Him at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b If You See Him (Media notes). Reba McEntire. MCA Nashville. 1998. MCAD-70019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Exclusive Collector's Edition: Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn: Music". Amazon. September 9, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  4. ^ "Exclusive Collector's Edition: Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire: Music". Amazon.com. September 9, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 182.
  6. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "Reba McEntire - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com.
  13. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  14. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Reba McEntire – If You See Him". Music Canada.
  15. ^ "American album certifications – Reba McEntire – If You See Him". Recording Industry Association of America.
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